summon

convocar, llamar

Pedir u ordenar a alguien que vaya a un lugar determinado.

En inglés sencillo: To order or ask someone to come to a particular place.

• They summoned a doctor.
• The headteacher summoned both parents to a meeting.
• Why have we been summoned here?

Cómo se usa: summon someone to somewhere (The manager summoned me to her office.); summon someone to do something (The guards were summoned to assist the visitors.)

Sinónimos: call, send for

Antónimos: dismiss

Expresiones frecuentes: summon someone, summon a doctor, summon someone to something

citar ante el tribunal

Ordenar oficialmente a alguien acusado de infringir la ley que comparezca ante un tribunal.

En inglés sencillo: To officially order someone accused of breaking the law to appear in court.

• Police summoned the driver to court.
• He was summoned for failing to pay the fine.
• The accused will be summoned to appear next month.

Cómo se usa: summon someone for something (Police summoned him for driving without insurance.); summon someone to appear (She was summoned to appear before a judge.)

Sinónimos: summons, cite

Expresiones frecuentes: summon someone to court, summon someone for something

multar

Imponer una multa o entregar una notificación oficial de sanción por infringir la ley.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone a fine or an official notice of a penalty for breaking the law.

• The officer summoned the driver.
• Police summoned several motorists for speeding.
• She was summoned for parking beside a fire hydrant.

Cómo se usa: summon someone for something (The officer summoned the driver for illegal parking.)

Sinónimos: fine, ticket

Expresiones frecuentes: summon a driver, summon someone for something

multa

Cantidad de dinero que hay que pagar como castigo por infringir una ley.

En inglés sencillo: An amount of money you must pay as punishment for breaking a law.

• He paid the parking summon.
• I received a summon for driving too fast.
• Several unpaid summons had arrived at her old address.

Sinónimos: fine, penalty

Expresiones frecuentes: parking summon, pay a summon, traffic summon